ISIE News Volume 6 Issue 3 (September 2006)

Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecology

Gordon Research Conference participants. A Fantastic 5th content of the lectures or posters. This makes it Valerie Thomas ([email protected]) difficult to write much about the conference! Nev- Faye Duchin ([email protected]) ertheless, by using the titles of the lectures and posters, I can provide a hint of the conversations The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on In- and discussions, if you read between the lines. dustrial Ecology was held August 6-11, 2006 at Queens College of Oxford University. This was the The conference opened with keynote lectures fifth Industrial Ecology GRC, and this year there from Reid Lifset (Yale University) on challenges were more participants than ever before, more and opportunities in industrial ecology, and Roland students, more participants from industry, more Continued on page 2 participants from Asia. The poster sessions, orga- nized by Faye Duchin, were bigger and better than Inside.... ever, with a couple of extra poster boards needing René Kleijn offers an IE blog to be found at the last minute to make room for them all. Edgar Hertwich with new IE courses ISIE 2007 - Toronto! The Gordon Research Conferences are designed Brad Allenby in the President’s Corner as intense, off-the-record meetings for the ex- change of new and unpublished ideas. All the Web Reviews: Japanese sustainability, DfE, UNEP participants sign an agreement not to reveal the European patent application ISIE News 2 6/3- 2006

GRC continued

Clift (University of Surrey) on climate change and energy policy – the UK story. The session on sustainable energy featured a lecture on “extreme energy efficiency” from Marilyn Brown (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), from Jamila Fattah (BP) on enabling “sustain- able mobility,” and from Jeffrey Siirola (Eastman Chemical Company) on “sustainability, stoichi- ometry and process systems engineering.” GRC attendees enjoy punting. Photo by Soheil Shayegh. The session on sustainability initiatives in industry to enter the UK. However, all the participants from included talks from Michael Bertolucci (Interface China, India, Russia, and Armenia needed visas, Research Corporation) on technical challenges and visa applications procedures were long and of sustainability at Interface, Johan Breukelaar cumbersome. Special thanks are due to Roland (Shell Chemicals Company) on challenges of Clift and to James Tansey and Steve Raynor (Ox- sustainability of petrochemicals, and Bill Malloch ford University) for writing and faxing and express (Nike) on lessons in applied sustainability. mailing many letters to support visa applications. The session on consumption in industrial ecology The winner of the student poster competition, or- included a talk by Carita Niemi and Klaus Hubacek ganized by the ISIE student chapter, was Monica (University of Leeds) on the role of social capital Vanegas (TU Berlin), with a poster on “Closing for sustainable consumption, Edgar Hertwich and the Loop of Non-Returnable Beverage Packages Glen Peters (Norwegian University of Science and in Mexico’s Brewery Industry.” As winner of the Technology) on household environmental impact competition, she presented a short lecture on her assessment, and Annika Carlsson-Kanyama (Royal work in the final session of the conference. Tied Institute of Technology), on interactive environ- for second place were Troy Hawkins (Carnegie mental information for changing pollutant intensi- Mellon University) with a poster on “Development ties of consumption. of a Mixed-Unit Input-Output Model for Life-Cycle Most of the participants were from western Eu- Assessment,” and Soumya Chatterjee (Kolkota rope or North America and did not require a visa Government College of Engineering) with a poster Continued on page 7 Scenes from the 2006 GRC in Oxford. Photos by Anthony Chiu.

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What’s New In ISIE? ISIE 2007—Toronto! Abstract Deadline 1 October http://www.isie.ca

Be sure to submit your abstract for the 4th ISIE conference. The University of Toronto will host the meeting, 17-20 June 2007. Appropriately, the 4th conference will feature four primary themes: —Sustainable Social Metabolism —Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities —IE for Developing Countries —Transitions to Sustainability in a Complex World Meeting chairs are especially encouraging participation from industry and from the social sciences as well as more traditional technical perspectives. For more information visit http://www.isie.ca or call 416- 978-3481, toll-free: 1-888-233-8638.

Jobs in IE ISIE Pursues “Links” with Other Groups Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Sustain- Kristan Cockerill ([email protected]) able Global Enterprise, Cornell University, USA The ISIE Council is currently working on a tem- Corporate Partnerships Project Manager, Wal-Mart, plate for establishing formal relationships between USA ISIE and other organizations. At the August Coun- Assistant/Associate Professor of Management at cil meeting Marian Chertow presented a proposal Global Sustainable Enterprise, College of Business, from the Eco-Industrial Development Council Colorado State University, USA and Edgar Hertwich discussed a proposal from an informal group of sustainable consumption PostDoc-Position in Social Metabolism, Institute of researchers requesting that the Council consider Social Ecology, Austria creating “chapters” or “sections” for focused inter- Assistant/Associate Professor in Biomaterials, ests within the broader ISIE. ISIE Council mem- Bioprocessing and Biofuels, Iowa State University, bers agreed unanimously that creating linkages USA with both of these organizations is desirable. Over the next several months the details will be re- Sales Executive, Energy Innovations Solutions, viewed and the exact nature of our new relations USA finalized. Once the relationships are formalized, Haworth Chair in Integrated Design, University of there will be a section of the ISIE News dedicated Calgary, Canada to providing information from our partners! Ecologist/Restoration Biologist, Great Eastern Ecology, Inc., USA

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President’s Corner

Industrializing Success the circular economy initiatives in China and South Brad Allenby ([email protected]) Korea. An outstanding example of this is the work that Ramesh Ramaswamy and Suren Erkman have For those fortunate enough to attend it, the latest done on the Resource Optimization Initiative in Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecol- Bangalore, India (http://www.roi-online.org). And ogy chaired by Valerie Thomas and recently held we can be open to, and actively seek out, oppor- in Oxford was quite a success. The presentations tunities to collaborate with informal groups and covered a wide variety of topics, and, illustrating formal institutions with similar interests. both the intellectual curiosity and the scope that At the institutional level, for example, we are characterize the field, included some fascinat- working on a number of possibilities which we ing and pathbreaking work on the social systems hope can strengthen industrial ecology both at behind production and consumption activities the intellectual and the organizational levels. In – and not just in developed countries. Much of one case, Marian Chertow of Yale and Peter Lowitt this research will be appearing in the Journal of of the Devens Enterprise Commission have been Industrial Ecology which continues to gain stature working with the Eco-Industrial Development both within and beyond the field. Council, a North American group interested in All good news. But it would be a serious mistake industrial symbiosis which has grown over several to become complacent or set in our ways, for the years from an informal network to an established Conference also suggested that the field of industrial ecology We can discuss our work, and is still very young and in some ways fragile. For one thing, highlight the Society and the JIE, as a society we remain fairly small, averaging around 350 at the conferences and venues to 400 members, which makes us (as well as the JIE, which is we participate in as part of our closely coupled to the state of the Society) vulnerable finan- professional activities. cially even if we are not currently at direct risk. This is, however, something that each of us can organization, and which wishes to explore formal help address. As individuals and in some cases affiliation with the Society. We are now explor- leaders of research organizations, for example, ing possible arrangements, and hope to be able we can encourage our associates and co-workers to come to an agreement shortly. In another to join our Society, and ask not only the libraries instance, we are working with an informal net- and research institutions we work with to become work of researchers on sustainable consumption institutional subscribers to the JIE, but also pur- with the mutual goal of providing them an insti- chase institutional subscriptions through our own tutional base, and further integrating issues of research groups. The JIE remains strikingly inex- consumption into the industrial ecology systems pensive for a scientific journal, making this easy approach. Here, Arnold Tukker (TNO), Edgar to do. We can discuss our work, and highlight the Hertwich (NTNU), and Atsushi Inaba (AIST) are to Society and the JIE, at the conferences and ven- be thanked, for they have been instrumental not ues we participate in as part of our professional only in developing sustainable consumption as an activities. More broadly, we can offer our skills important area of research, but identifying it as a to inform and support policy innovations, such as necessary focus for industrial ecology, and cham- Continued on page 5 http://www.is4ie.org ISIE News 5 6/3- 2006

President’s Corner continued The strength of our Society and the accomplishments of pioning it within our Society (http://www. score-network.org). Such initiatives are industrial ecology, ultimately welcome, and in these two cases we hope to create templates that make future link- rests on each of us. ages more convenient. negotiated with the publisher. It would be some- More generally, it is apparent from a number what disingenuous to welcome new groups into of initiatives that engineering organizations are our Society without ensuring that we can offer very interested in both green and, more broadly, them an appropriate level of scholarly infrastruc- sustainable design issues, an area where indus- ture, specifically the means to communicate their trial ecology obviously has a lot of experience and research and interests – especially because their methodological substance to contribute. Thus, work makes ours stronger. Thus, working with we are exploring opportunities for collaboration Reid Lifset, the editor of the JIE, the JIE’s edito- with the Center for Sustainable Engineering, a rial staff, Yale, and the MIT Press, we are explor- US-based consortium consisting of Arizona State ing the possibility of expanding the JIE, either University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the by publishing longer issues or increasing the University of Texas and funded by the National frequency of issues. This, also, raises nontrivial Science Foundation and the Environmental Protec- issues, for each option raises important consid- tion Agency (http://www.csengin.org). Similarly, erations of cost, benefit, and resources available we are exploring the possibility of collaborating for reviewing articles and managing the overall with the IEEE Annual International Symposium publication process. More fundamental questions on Electronics and the Environment which histori- also arise, including the perennial topic of where cally has been a major technical resource for DFE the boundaries of industrial ecology actually are. practitioners, and currently is expanding its remit For example, there has been little disagreement to cover issues of sustainability and technologi- that consumption patterns, which are integral to cal evolution (this is not dissimilar from trends industrial systems, are part of industrial ecology that characterize industrial ecology at this point). and, conversely, that ecological economics taken A similar (but primarily US) initiative has been as a whole is not. But between those examples lie recently launched by the American Society of Civil many others whose relationship to industrial ecol- Engineers. In the areas of product regulation and ogy is less clear. life cycle assessment, the leadership of Europe I close with a couple of thoughts. First, it is and Japan is generally recognized, and their important that we continue to explore new col- strong programs in these fields have obvious links laborations and options, not just to strengthen to many of the themes in industrial ecology. the Society organizationally, but also to enable These initiatives and potential collaborations are better understanding of the complexities of the not without their challenges. Working with other economic, environmental, and social systems with institutions, for example, requires negotiating which we deal. Second, it is a sign of the vital- details, especially if joint conferences or meet- ity of our community that these initiatives have in ing sponsorship, and thus sharing of risks and large measure been sparked by practitioners; as a benefits, are involved. Some organizations have Society we should remain open to, and welcome, quite strict rules about use of their trademarks, such efforts. Most importantly, however, these ac- and others, especially the larger ones, are more tivities (and others I haven’t mentioned) indicate bureaucratic than the Society. Moreover, substan- that the strength of our Society, and the accom- tive expansion of the Society has implications for plishments of industrial ecology as a unique field, those who wish to publish, especially in the JIE, ultimately rests on each of us. which is already at capacity in terms of page limits http://www.is4ie.org ISIE News 6 6/3- 2006

Conference Reports

Product Re-X Conference

Valerie Thomas ([email protected]) facturing, sustainable global logistics, and material and design innovation for recycling and reuse. Strategies for product reuse, remanufacturing and recycling were discussed at a 21 June 2006, The session on global reverse logistics discussed conference at the Georgia Institute of Technology collaboration between Ford Motor Company and in Atlanta Georgia. Attended by about 100 repre- Georgia Tech researchers, resulting in a new pro- sentatives from industry, government, and univer- cess for recycling shipping containers into vehicle sities, the conference, “Product Re-X: Recovery, parts. Recycling, Remanufacturing, Reuse” was orga- The session on deriving value from commercial re- nized by a new collaborative research program turns revealed that commercial returns amount to at Georgia Tech called ECLIPS (Expanding Closed at least $100 billion annually in the United States. Loops in Production Systems). Returns are much more common in the US than in Case studies and industry experiences were pre- Canada or Europe because of lenient US returns sented by representatives from Shaw Industries, policies. Case studies from Hewlett Packard and Hewlett Packard, Ford Motor Company, the Re- Home Depot demonstrated that, even within the chargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, Arm- US, commercial returns policies and challenges strong Ceiling Systems, Canvas Systems, Home vary a great deal across industries and between Depot, Cummins, CARE (Carpet America Recovery companies. Effort), Interface, and others. There were sessions For more information see on product take-back, capturing value from com- http://eclips.gatech.edu mercial returns, business strategies for remanu-

Your turn The ISIE editors hear from readers that they appreciate the Conference Reports section because none of us can possibly attend all the meetings that interest us. To offer these reports, however, someone needs to write summaries and submit them! After your next conference, workshop or symposium take a few minutes to jot down a summary and send it to H. Scott Matthews ([email protected]).

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GRC continued ISIE Member News

on “Sequestration of Waste Metals in Organs of ISIE Member Applies for EU Patent Nile Cichlid Cultivated in Wastewater-fed Fish- ponds at East Calcutta Wetlands, a Ramsar Site.” Helmut Rechberger The conference could not have been as big as it ([email protected]) was without outside financial support for students and for researchers from developing countries. ISIE member Helmut Rechberger along with Special thanks are due to the US EPA and to the colleagues Hans Fellner and Oliver Cencic from National Science Foundation for financial support. Vienna University of Technology have applied for a European Patent (an Austrian Patent has been The next Industrial Ecology GRC will be in the granted, AT 501 170 B1 2006-07-15) for a method summer of 2008 and will be chaired by Faye to determine the ratio between primary energy Duchin. Conference chairs are elected by the carriers from fossil and biogenic sources as well as participants. This year, the participants elected the ratio between carbon dioxide emissions from Reid Lifset to be the Vice-Chair for the next fossil and biogenic sources from waste-to-energy conference, and Chair for the 2010 Conference. plants (WtE). This is required to determine the The participants also voted for the 2008 Confer- contribution of WtE for “green” electricity produc- ence locations, with a US site as first choice and a tion and the assignment of certificates in emission European site as second choice. The final decision trading. The method is based on the mathemati- about the site will be made by the GRC organiza- cal reconciliation of theoretical balance equations tion in consultation with the 2008 Chair. (material and energy balance equations) and Faye Duchin announced that she welcomes ideas measured data, derived from routinely measured for topics and speakers for the 2008 Industrial conventional operating data collected at WtE Ecology GRC. Please send your ideas to her at plants (e.g. flue gas volume, steam production, [email protected] mass of slag and ashes). The uncertainty of the calculated results is well below 5% and applying For more details on the 2006 GRC, see the method is straightforward and cost-effective http://www.grc.org/programs/2006/indust.htm since no additional measurements are required. Meanwhile the method is routinely applied at three Austrian WtE plants.

IE Blog Offers Information Exchange René Kleijn ([email protected])

There is now a blog spot for industrial ecologists. ISIE member René Kleijn started the site for his students, but is expanding to the larger IE com- munity. Recent topics have included Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth, Sweden’s plans to become “oil free”, and China’s plans to invest $100 billion in renewable energy. Go to http://industrialecology.blogspot.com GRC attendees gain a new perspective! Photo by Ilda Mannino.

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Web Reviews

Canadian Design for Environment Guide Japan for Sustainability http://dfe-sce.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca http://www.japanfs.org/index.html Ramsey Wright Hiromi Yoshiie

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) The non-profit organization Japan for has published a Design for Environment (DfE) Sustainability developed this site to introduce Guide designed to help businesses incorporate information on sustainability activities in Japan. environmental concerns into their product de- These initiatives are innovative but not yet known signs. The site gives an introduction to DfE and worldwide. All sectors of society, such as busi- links it to other sustainable development concepts ness and citizens as well as the national and local such as environmental management systems, life governments are covered. For instance, in the cycle analysis, industrial ecology, pollution preven- Public/Civil Sector segment readers can browse tion and occupational health and safety. It also local government approaches to reduce munici- outlines a step-by-step process through which pal waste. The Business Sector section provides organizations can implement DfE, and provides corporate initiatives to reduce their environmental downloadable worksheets to facilitate learning. impacts. Examples include zero emissions, eco Although NRC published the page three years tax, resource recycling business, and green prod- ago and there is no indication of an update, the ucts. In addition, the Japan Value section intro- information retains its relevancy. Most of the in- duces unique activities that are modeled on tradi- formation featured is based directly on the United tional Japanese ideas and manufacturing systems, Nations Environmental Programme’s PROMISE which would inspire readers outside Japan. The Manual (though there is no direct link to that website is frequently updated with recent news manual). NRC meant for this site to be a stand- and provides links to specific organizations and alone DfE reference; there are few external links businesses. The site is available in Japanese and and no designated contact or support person. For English. The English website is well detailed and organizations interested in what DfE can offer of high quality. The site also provides an opportu- to their operations, however, this site provides a nity to subscribe to a monthly newsletter. quick and free introduction.

UNEP Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics shop for information (publications, press releases, http://www.unep.fr/en videos, databases and events) under the man- Scott Skinner date of the division. The navigation is simple and the content is very current. It features a search The United Nations Environment Programme function, a staff directory and feedback surveys Division of Technology, Industry and Economics making contact simple if desired. The only sub-par addresses the “environmental monitoring, assess- attribute of the site is that the video links either ment, information and research including early did not work or were slow to download, even warning; enhanced coordination of environmental with a high speed internet connection. This site is conventions and development of environment recommended for those searching for information policy instruments; freshwater; technology trans- pertaining to the activities of UNEP or related top- fer and industry; and support to Africa”. As would ics such as renewable energy, industrial estates, be expected from such a reputable organization, cleaner production, climate change, and econom- the website provides a comprehensive one stop ics and trade in an environmental context. http://www.is4ie.org ISIE News 9 6/3- 2006 IE Education Post-graduate School of Industrial Ecology complementing each other’s strengths and en- Edgar Hertwich ([email protected]) couraging synergy among faculty members.

A consortium of 12 European universities will of- Seven courses will be offered in 2007-08. Courses fer a set of PhD-level research training courses in include: industrial ecology. This project, which is funded by • Industrial Ecology: Theory and Concepts the European Union’s Marie-Curie program, aims • Life Cycle Assessment to improve the formal training available to PhD students working on topics of industrial ecology, • Value Chain Modeling such as life-cycle assessment; material flow analy- • Ecological Design sis; sustainable consumption and production; and • Resource and Recycling Systems design for sustainability. It does so by bundling • Sustainable Production the research training of several universities into a • Sustainable Consumption single set of courses and by offering opportunities for young researchers with similar research inter- Each course includes two weeks of instruction and ests to exchange information. Top-level research- three weeks of independent work in the form of ers and faculty members serve as course instruc- reading, research and project work. More informa- tors. The 12 universities see this set of courses as tion is available at: a way to streamline their own research training, http://www.indecol.ntnu.no/psie.php

UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development Kristan Cockerill ([email protected])

Building on ideas and recommendations dating back to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in 1972, the international organization declared 2005-2014 to be the Decade for Education for Sustainable Development. According to the UN website, education for sustainable development will aim to demon- strate the following features: • Interdisciplinary and holistic • Values-driven • Critical thinking and problem solving • Multi-method • Participatory decision-making • Applicability • Locally relevant For more information, go to: http://portal.unesco.org/education There is a link on the right hand side for the Decade for Education.

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JIE Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Expert Panel and Awards Reid Lifset ([email protected]) In early May, the JIE hosted events to celebrate Clair Krizov (AT&T)—Clair is the head of the envi- its 10th anniversary and its inclusion in the ISI’s ronment, health and safety (EHS) organization for Science Citation Index Expanded (see ISIE News the newly merged SBC and AT&T. She has been v5n3). Members of the JIE editorial board as well an executive working in EHS for AT&T for over as JIE authors, reviewers and supporters from 20 years. In that role, she helped administer the the northeastern US gathered to hear a distin- AT&T Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowships. Since guished panel on industrial ecology, followed by 1993, the AT&T Foundation has been providing a reception. Discussing the future of industrial ecology were ISIE mem- bers Faye Duchin (Rensselaer Journal of Industrial Polytechnic Institute), Ramesh Ra- maswamy (Resource Optimization Ecology reaches 10 years Initiative), Charles Powers (New York Academy of Sciences) and John and is going strong! Ehrenfeld (ISIE). The assembled then adjourned to the nearby Eli grants to stimulate interdisciplinary research and Whitney Museum where three people were hon- curriculum development in industrial ecology. In ored for their service to the JIE. addition, the AT&T Environment, Health & Safety organization provided direct support to the Journal David Allen (University of Texas at Austin)—Dave of Industrial Ecology during its start-up, including is a leader in the US in pollution prevention and funds for the meeting of experts that launched the industrial ecology. He served as a founding co-edi- JIE. tor of the JIE for 6 years and as subject area edi- tor for life-cycle assessment (LCA) for 3 years. He Support for this event was generously provided by has played a pivotal role developing educational Hamilton Sundstrand, a global supplier of techno- materials that bring environmental issues into the logically advanced aerospace and industrial prod- chemical engineering curriculum. ucts, part of the United Technologies Corporation family of companies. Jesse Ausubel (The Rockefeller University)—As an early pioneer in the intellectual and institu- tional development of industrial ecology, Jesse Editor’s Note: Rumor has it that the events also co-authored the 1989 paper “Dematerialization” featured a capella singing and a roast of our fa- that opened the study of this key topic and led vorite journal editor! Congratulations to Reid and the development of the first research agenda for JIE for reaching this milestone. industrial ecology, published in 1997. He has been a central thinker in the analysis of the role of technological change in environmental manage- ment and policy, and of the connection between resource efficiency and saving land and sea for nature.

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Conference/Exhibition Listings

First International Conference on Carbon Management EcoHealth ONE: International EcoHealth Association at Urban and Regional Levels 7-10 October 2006, Madison, USA 4-8 September 2006, Mexico City, Mexico Peer Environmental Technology Seminar Managing Environmental Knowledge: 20th International 11-12 October 2006, Montpellier, France Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protects 6-8 September 2006, Graz, Australia Solvent Emissions Directive 12-13 October 2006, Nova Gorica, Slovenia 32 International Congress on Powertrain and Transport Means IPSI-2006 VENICE, ITALY 10-13 September 2006 , Warsaw-Lublin-Naleczow, 12-15 October 2006, Venice, Italy Poland Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Environmentally Sound Technology in Water Resources Change: Water, Trade, and the Environment Management 13-26 October 2006, Chiang Mai, Thailand 11-13 September 2006 , Gaborone, Botswana 4th Asian-Pacific Landfill Symposium in Shanghai HydroEco2006 18-20 October 2006, Shanhai, China 11-14 September 2006 , Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 2006 Rubber Recycling Symposium ORBIT 2006: Biological Waste Management-From 18-20 October 2006, Ottawa, Canada Global to Local Multinational Enterprise and Sustainable Development: 13-15 September 2006, Weimar, Germany Strategic Tool for Competitiveness ConAccount: Dematerialization across scales and policy 19-20 October 2006, Atlanta, USA dialogue “Dematerialization why and how?” Environmental Protection Markets in China 2006 to 13-15 September 2006, Vienna, Austria 2015 Environmental Markets in China 2005 to 2015 20 October 2006 , London, UK 15 September 2006 , New York City, USA National Recycling Coalition’s 25th Annual Congress & Formalized/Non-Formalized Methods in Resource Exposition Management 22-25 October 2006, Atlanta, USA 21-22 September 2006, Osnabrück, Austria International Conference and Trade Fair on Hydrogen IPSI-2006 MONTENEGRO Fuel Cell Technology 23-30 September, Sveti Stefan, Montenegro 25-26 October 2006, Hamburg, Germany

BIO Human Resources Conference Eco Expo Asia 2006: International Trade Fair on 25-27 September, 2006, New York City, USA Environmental Protection 27-30 October 2006, Hong Kong RecAsh 2nd International Seminar 26-28 September 2006, Karlstad, Sweden SETAC North America 27th Annual Meeting 5-9 November 2006, Montreal, Canada National Hydrogen Association Renewables to Hydrogen Forum Young Scientists’ Global Change Conference 4-5 October 2006, Albuquerque, USA 7-8 November 2006, Beijing, China

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Conferences continued

ESSP Open Science Conference The 22nd International Conference on Solid Waste 9-12 November 2006, Beijing, China Technology and Management 18-21 March 2007, Philadelphia, USA Respirations: International Clean Air Conference & Exhibition NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference 2007 11 - 12 November 2006 , Enghien Les Bains, France 19-22 March 2007, San Antonia, USA

Material, Minerals, & Metal Ecology 06 18TH Global Warming International Conference and 14-15 November 2006, Cape Town, South Africa EXPO 19-20 April 2007, Miami, USA 7th International Conference on EcoBalance 14-16 November 2006, Tsukuba, Japan 2007 Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities 29 April-2 May 2007, Minneapolis, USA Sustainable Consumption and Production: Opportunities and Challenges Bio International Convention 23-25 November 2006, Wuppertal, Germany 6-9 May 2007, Boston, USA

Life cycle approaches for biofuels 2007 International Symposium on Electronics and the 28 November 2006, Berne, USA Environment 7-10 May 2007, Orlando, USA China Eco Expo 28-30 November 2006, Beijing, China Conferences on the Human Dimensions of Global Envi- ronmental Change IPSI-2006 Slovenia 24-26 May 2007, Amsterdam, Netherlands 30 November - 3 December 2006, Bled, Slovenia Second Environmental Studies Summit Tools for delivering sustainable growth in the EU 7-9 June 2007, Syracuse, USA 6-7 December 2006, Brussels, Belgium LCE2007 3rd National Conference and Expo on Coastal and Es- 11-13 June 2007, Waseda University, Japan tuarine Habitat Restoration 9-3 December 2006 , New Orleans, USA 14th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering 2007 11-13 June 2007, Tokyo, Japan EcoDesign 2006 Asia Pacific 11-12 December 2006, Tokyo, Japan ISIE 2007 17-20 June 2007, Toronto, Canada The East Asian Seas Congress 2006: One Ocean, One People, One Vision 12-16 December 2006 , Haikou City, China

3rd International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability 4-7 January 2007, Chennai, India You can post information about your conference Arabian Seas International Conference on Science and on the ISIE website. Technology of Aquaculture, Fisheries and Oceanography 11-14 February 2007 , Kuwait, Kuwait

Environment: Survival and Sustainability 2007 19-24 February 2007, Nicosia, Cypress http://www.is4ie.org ISIE News 13 6/3- 2006 wanted Your feedback and input

Send comments, ideas, questions to Kristan Cockerill ([email protected])

International Society for ISIE News Editors Industrial Ecology Kristan Cockerill, Editor: [email protected] The International Society of Industrial Ecology (ISIE) promotes industrial ecology as a way of finding innova- H. Scott Matthews, Conference Reports: [email protected] tive solutions to complicated environmental problems Ray Côté, Tools & Websites, [email protected] and facilitates communication among scientists, engi- Edgar Hertwich, Tools & Websites, neers, policy makers, managers and others who are in- [email protected] terested in how environmental concerns and economic Amy Landis, Student Information, [email protected] activities can be better integrated.

Officers ISIE News Schedule President—Braden Allenby Publication Date Submission Deadline President-Elect—Marina Fischer-Kowalski Treasurer—Mak Dehejia Dec 2006 v6 n4 17 November 2006 Secretary—Kristan Cockerill Send submissions to the appropriate editor. Council Suren Erkman Edgar Hertwich Barbara Karn Yuichi Moriguchi Matthias Ruth Valerie Thomas International Society for Industrial Ecology Student Liaison—Amy Landis c/o Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies 205 Prospect Street Nominating Committee New Haven, CT 06511-2189 USA Jun Bi Tracy Casavant Tel +1-203-436-4835 Fax +1-203-432-5556 [email protected] Marian Chertow Paulo Ferrao http://www.is4ie.org Ned Gordon Ester van der Voet Executive Director—John Ehrenfeld Editor, Journal of Industrial Ecology—Reid Lifset http://www.is4ie.org